Divinity

This spring, Jaydra Hamid, a senior law, history and society major, participated in a Buchanan Fellowship to organize, catalog and digitally preserve materials from Vanderbilt Divinity School’s long-running Antoinette Brown Lectures, which bring distinguished women theologians to campus each year to speak on concerns for women in ministry. Read More

A new art exhibit at the Vanderbilt Divinity Library refocuses the traditional narrative of Holy Week—the final days in the earthly life of Jesus Christ—and challenges viewers to reconsider their perception of Mary Magdalene and her significant role in history. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Central Library and Divinity Library will be closed beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 30, for scheduled facility maintenance. The libraries’ regular operating hours will resume on Monday, Dec. 1. Read More

A valuable free resource from the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Divinity Library is making Christian worship more accessible to millions of biblical scholars, church leaders and congregants worldwide. The online Revised Common Lectionary receives more than a million visits each year—making it Vanderbilt University’s second most-visited site on the web.  Read More

A new exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Antoinette Brown Lecture Series will open on Monday, March 4, at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read More

Mary Magdalene, long diminished by the church as the penitent sinner or prostitute, is almost universally represented at the feet of Jesus in church-commissioned art. This exhibition Reclaim Mary Magdalene featuring four contemporary artists, Lázaro Ceballos Fernández, Laura James, Janet McKenzie and Sue Ellen Parkinson, on the contrary, portrays Mary… Read More

The libraries are pleased to announce a timely exhibition on the life of Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr. now on display in Central Library’s foyer and on an accompanying online exhibition.  The exhibition contains documents, photographs and realia from more than seven decades of Lawson’s life which capture moments… Read More

The Libraries’ search tool has undergone a refresh to make it easier to find the most relevant results. On the Advanced Search page, you will now find the following search options: Everything Use Everything to find both print and electronic items, including journal and newspaper articles, books, e-books,… Read More

As noted in today’s story in MyVU, Vanderbilt has temporarily reinstated the indoor masking protocols on campus. A few of the protocols of note: New masking protocols go into effect Monday, June 20 Wear a mask indoors if you cannot maintain 6 feet of physical distancing from others Masking… Read More

Beginning Monday, March 14, the Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries will reopen their doors to visitors. Campus visitors who are accompanied by a community member, such as an admissions officer or faculty researcher, are also welcome. Alumni and emeriti are once again able to visit the libraries during open hours… Read More